"Smart ovens" allow the cook to turn them on via an app remotely. There
are media reports of ovens coming on in the middle of the night. So far
this appears to be due to operator error, not hacking, and there have
been no injuries or fires as a result.
See: "Smart ovens have been turning on overnight and preheating to 400
degrees: June Oven owners are reporting preheating incidents", By Ashley
Carman@ashleyrcarman Aug 14, 2019, The Verge,
https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/14/20802774/june-smart-oven-remote-preheat-update-user-error
I suggest some safeguards could be built in. The cook could be required
to check remotely, or in person, at regular intervals. They would have
to push a button to say "okay keep cooking". This is known as a
"Vigilance control" or "dead man's switch":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_man%27s_switch
If you think a smart oven is not a worry, what about a WiFi pressure
cooker? https://amzn.to/2YPzD7n
Or a Sous Vide Cooker with WI-FI. This is an electric immersion heater
you put in a pot of water. https://amzn.to/2HaaZU6
ps: I once programmed the timer, on my not-so-smart oven, to have fresh
bread ready for breakfast, but the fire alarm went off in the middle of
the night. My home was filled with smoke, and the oven contained the
blackened remains of the bread. I never tried the timer again.
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